Holmes County has been on the road for two straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will welcome the Marianna Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Holmes County will roll into the matchup after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up eight points two weeks ago, then bounced right back against Vernon on Friday. Holmes County simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Vernon 44-6 on the road. That 38 point margin sets a new team best for the Blue Devils this season.
Holmes County's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Kenyon Pool, who rushed for 99 yards and a touchdown. Pool was no stranger to the big play, taking off on a dash that went for 56 yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Egan Segers, who rushed for 58 yards and a touchdown on only five carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Holmes County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 316 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Meanwhile, Marianna put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They took their game at home with ease, bagging a 49-17 win over Leon. The Bulldogs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six matches by 32 points or more this season.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Marianna's defense and their six sacks. Leading the way was Hunter Scott with two.
Holmes County has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season. As for Marianna, their victory was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-0.
Things could have been worse for Holmes County, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 28-14 loss to Marianna in their previous meeting back in August of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Marianna's Amari Clemons, who rushed for 179 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 9.4 yards per carry. Now that Holmes County knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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